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Greenland vs. Guyana Cost of Living Summary

Greenland is 2.0 times more expensive than Guyana overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Greenland
Groceries: pay 70.8% more in Greenland
Transportation: pay 82.5% more in Greenland
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Greenland
Childcare: pay 46.2% less in Greenland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Greenland
Clothing: pay 89.9% more in Greenland

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Greenland are more expensive than in Guyana. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Greenland.

Greenland vs. Guyana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Greenland instead of Guyana, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Guyana	Greenland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.95 GYD2,492.06	$23.67 DKK152.41	+98.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,953.77	$17.56 DKK113.11	+87.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 GYD245.88	$2.93 DKK18.90	+149.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.64 GYD133.57	$3.32 DKK21.35	+417.8%
Average			+188.1%

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pay 70.8% more for groceries

	Guyana	Greenland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD435.76	$4.65 DKK29.96	+122.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.94 GYD1,447.18	$18.04 DKK116.18	+160.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.04 GYD2,720.53	$11.37 DKK73.24	-12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55 GYD948.64	$4.83 DKK31.12	+6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.03 GYD631.70	$14.86 DKK95.71	+390.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.47 GYD722.89	$2.31 DKK14.88	-33.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.53 GYD319.76	$2.31 DKK14.89	+50.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 GYD347.03	$2.13 DKK13.74	+28.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.74 GYD571.77	$1.96 DKK12.60	-28.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD227.50	$1.69 DKK10.88	+54.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.46 GYD305.58	$2.04 DKK13.17	+39.6%
Average			+70.8%

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pay 82.5% more for transportation

	Guyana	Greenland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.89 GYD811.28	$3.50 DKK22.53	-10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.67 GYD5,980.94	$91.52 DKK589.38	+219.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,218.32 GYD4,635,225.77	$40,689.66 DKK262,041.40	+83.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.62 GYD6,180.30	$40.79 DKK262.71	+37.7%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Guyana	Greenland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.36 GYD10,506.51	$172.50 DKK1,110.92	+242.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$906.97 GYD189,213.29	$850.41 DKK5,476.63	-6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$410.12 GYD85,560.62	$792.45 DKK5,103.36	+93.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.46 GYD16,160.26	$191.89 DKK1,235.76	+147.7%
Average			+119.3%

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pay 46.2% less for childcare

	Guyana	Greenland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,014.45 GYD211,635.94	$611.69 DKK3,939.31	-39.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,232.76 GYD4,846,859.30	$10,954.91 DKK70,549.61	-52.8%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Guyana	Greenland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 GYD423.65	$11.76 DKK75.74	+479.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83 GYD1,216.12	$6.46 DKK41.59	+10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 GYD558.22	$10.39 DKK66.94	+288.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.23 GYD7,974.58	$57.59 DKK370.88	+50.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.21 GYD1,295.87	$18.87 DKK121.49	+203.7%
Average			+206.6%

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pay 89.9% more for clothing

	Guyana	Greenland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.17 GYD10,466.64	$173.87 DKK1,119.72	+246.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.56 GYD10,965.05	$54.77 DKK352.75	+4.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.12 GYD30,901.51	$169.02 DKK1,088.48	+14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.65 GYD25,169.77	$234.75 DKK1,511.78	+94.6%
Average			+89.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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